West Japan Railway - WJRYY Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for West Japan Railway in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WJRYY shares.
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West Japan Railway's stock was trading at $43.48 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WJRYY shares have decreased by 6.2% and is now trading at $40.78.
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West Japan Railway saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 3,200 shares, an increase of 45.5% from the February 13th total of 2,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 54,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.
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West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 31st. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company earned $2.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.80 billion. West Japan Railway had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.98% and a net margin of 1.51%.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.85%. The dividend payout ratio is 164.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, WJRYY will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.72% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

West Japan Railway updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 31st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.70-$1.70 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.27 billion-$9.27 billion.

West Japan Railway trades on the OTCMKTS under the ticker symbol "WJRYY."

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One share of WJRYY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.78.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) has a market capitalization of $7.80 billion and generates $9.18 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-1,007,450,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.45 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 47,984 workers across the globe.

West Japan Railway's mailing address is 4-24 Shibata 2-chome Kita-ku, Osaka M0, 530-8341. The official website for the company is www.westjr.co.jp. The company can be reached via phone at (166) 376-6060, via email at ir@westjr.co.jp, or via fax at 816-6375-8976.